Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Pizza Factory | Buck's Pizza | |
| Investment | 372000 - 562000 | 165450 - 345400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1979 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Pizza Factory | Buck's Pizza | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Pizza Factory | Buck's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Pizza Factory | Buck's Pizza | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 214 hours Classroom Training: 26 hours Additional Training: At training store | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Ad Templates |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 8 - 10 | 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Pizza Factory | Buck's Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Pizza Factory | 5% |
| Buck's Pizza | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Pizza Factory | 3% |
| Buck's Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Pizza Factory | 1979 |
| Buck's Pizza | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Pizza Factory | 1985 |
| Buck's Pizza | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Pizza Factory | 20 years |
| Buck's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Pizza Factory | $5,000 |
| Buck's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Pizza Factory | No |
| Buck's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Pizza Factory} | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Pizza Factory | On-The-Job Training: 214 hours Classroom Training: 26 hours Additional Training: At training store |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Support | |
| Pizza Factory | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Buck's Pizza | Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support |
| Marketing | |
| Pizza Factory | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Buck's Pizza | Ad Templates |
| Operations | |
| Pizza Factory | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 8 - 10 |
| Buck's Pizza | 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Pizza Factory | 0 |
| Buck's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Buck's Pizza | |